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GPA/MOD/SGP/8  
9 de septiembre  de 2020 
(20-6103) Página: 1/7 
Comité de Contratación Pública  Original:  inglés  
 
  
MODIFICACIONES PROPUESTAS DEL APÉNDICE I DE SINGAPUR EN EL  
MARCO DEL ACUERDO SOBRE CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA (1994)  
COMUNICACIÓN DE SINGAPUR DE CONFORMIDAD CON EL PÁRRAFO  6 A) 
DEL ARTÍCULO XXIV1 DEL ACP (1994)  
La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 8 de septiembre de 2020 , se distribuye a petición de la 
delegación de Singapur.  
 
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1.  De conformidad con el párrafo 6 a) del artículo XXIV del Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública 
hecho en Marrakech el 15 de a bril de 1994 (denominado en adelante el "Acuerdo de 1994"), 
el Gobierno de Singapur notifica por la presente al Comité de Contratación Pública las siguientes 
modificaciones propuestas relativas a su Anexo 1 del Apéndice I del Acuerdo de 1994:  
• suprímase " Ministry of Environment and Water Resources " de la lista de entidades; y  
• añádase " Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment " a la lista de entidades.  
2.  Estas modificaciones son necesarias para reflejar el cambio de denominación del " Ministry of 
Environmen t and Water Resources ", que pasó a denominarse " Ministry of Sustainability and the 
Environment " a partir del 27 de julio de  2020. 
3.  Las modificaciones que propone Singapur no afectan al alcance mutuamente convenido previsto 
en el Acuerdo revisado.  
4.  El suplemento A del presente documento muestra (en negrita, tachado y subrayado) las 
modificaciones propuestas por Singapur en la página 1/1 del Anexo 1 del Apéndice I. El suplemento  B 
muestra cómo quedaría esa página una vez introducidas las modificaciones p ropuestas.2 
 
 
1 El párrafo 6 a) del artículo XXIV del Acuerdo de  1994 establece lo siguiente: Rectificaciones o 
enmiendas  a) Las rectificaciones, las transferencias de entidades de un Anexo a otro o, en casos excepcionales, 
las enmiendas de otro tipo que afecten a los Apé ndices I a IV serán notificadas al Comité, y en la notificación 
se facilitará información en cuanto a las probables consecuencias del cambio en el alcance mutuamente 
convenido previsto en el Acuerdo. Las rectificaciones, transferencias o enmiendas de otro tipo de carácter 
puramente formal o menores surtirán efecto a condición de que en un plazo de 30 días no se presente objeción 
a ellas. De no ser así, el Presidente del Comité convocará prontamente una reunión del Comité. El Comité 
examinará la propuesta y las posibles demandas de arreglos compensatorios, con el fin de mantener un 
equilibrio de derechos y obligaciones y un nivel comparable del alcance mutuamente convenido previsto en el 
presente Acuerdo antes de la notificación de que se trate. En caso de qu e no se llegue a un acuerdo, podrá 
llevarse adelante la cuestión con arreglo a las disposiciones del artículo XXII.  
2 Los suplementos A y B están en inglés solamente.  GPA/MOD/SGP/8  
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APPENDIX I  SINGAPORE  ANNEX 1  Page 1/3 
 
  ATTACHMENT A  
ANNEX 1  
 
Central Government Entities which Procure in Accordance  
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 
Goods         Threshold : SDR 130,000  
 
Services  (specified in Annex 4)     Threshold : SDR 130,000  
 
Construction  (specified in Annex 5)     Threshold : SDR 5,000,000  
 
 
List of Entities:  
 
Auditor -General's Office  
Attorney -General's Chambers  
Cabinet Office  
Istana  
Judicature  
Ministry of Communications and Information  
Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth  
Ministry of Education  
Ministry of Environment and Water Resources  
Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment  
Ministry of Finance  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Ministry of Health  
Ministry of Home Affairs  
Ministry of Manpower  
Ministry of Law  
Ministry of National Development  
Ministry of Social and Family Development  
Ministry of Trade and Industry  
Ministry of Transport  
Parliament  
Presidential Councils  
Prime Minister's Office  
Public Service Commission  
Ministry of Defence  
 
 This Agreement will generally apply to purchases by the Singapore Ministry of Defence of the 
following FSC categories (others being excluded) subject to the Government of Singapore's 
determinations under the provision of Article XXIII, paragraph 1.GPA/MOD/SGP/8  
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APPENDIX I  SINGAPORE  ANNEX 1  Page 2/3 
 
  FSC Description  
 
22 Railway Equipment  
23 Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Cycles  
24 Tractors  
25 Vehicular Equipment Components  
26 Tires and Tubes  
29 Engine Accessories  
30 Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment  
31 Bearings  
32 Woodworking Machinery and Equipment  
34 Metalworking Machinery  
35 Service and Trade Equipment  
36 Special Industr y Machinery  
37 Agricultural Machinery and Equipment  
38 Construction, Mining, Excavating and Highway Maintenance Equipment  
39 Materials Handling Equipment  
40 Rope, Cable, Chain and Fittings  
41 Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Air Circulating Equipment  
42 Fire Fighting, Rescue and Safety Equipment  
43 Pumps and Compressors  
44 Furnace, Steam Plant and Drying Equipment  
45 Plumbing, Heating and Sanitation Equipment  
46 Water Purification and Sewage Treatment Equipment  
47 Pipe, Tubing, Hose and Fittings  
48 Valve s 
51 Handtools  
52 Measuring Tools  
53 Hardware and Abrasives  
54 Prefabricated Structures and Scaffolding  
55 Lumber, Millwork, Plywood and Veneer  
56 Construction and Building Materials  
61 Electric Wire, and Power and Distribution Equipment  
62 Lighting, Fixtures and Lamps  
63 Alarm, Signal and Security Detection Systems  
65 Medical, Dental and Veterinary Equipment and Supplies  
67 Photographic Equipment  
68 Chemicals and Chemical Products  
69 Training Aids and Devices  
70 General Purpose Automatic Dat a Processing Equipment, Software, Supplies and Support 
 Equipment  
71 Furniture  
72 Household and Commercial Furnishings and Appliances  
73 Food Preparation and Serving Equipment  
74 Office Machines, Text Processing Systems and Visible Record Equipment  
75 Office Supplies and Devices  
76 Books, Maps and other Publications  
77 Musical Instruments, Phonographs and Home -Type RadiosGPA/MOD/SGP/8  
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APPENDIX I  SINGAPORE  ANNEX 1  Page 3/3 
 
  78 Recreational and Athletic Equipment  
79 Cleaning Equipment and Supplies  
80 Brushes, Paints, Sealers and Adhesives  
81 Containers, Packaging and Packing Supplies  
83 Textiles, Leather, Furs, Apparel and Shoe Findings, Tents and Flags  
84 Clothing, Individual Eq uipment, and Insignia  
85 Toiletries  
87 Agricultural Supplies  
88 Live Animals  
89 Subsistence  
91 Fuels, Lubricants, Oils and Waxes  
93 Non-metallic Fabricated Materials  
94 Non-metallic Crude Materials  
95 Metal Bars, Sheets and Shapes  
96 Ores, Minerals, and their Primary Products  
99 Miscellaneous  
 
 
 
Notes to Annex 1:  
 
1. The Agreement shall not apply to any procurement in respect of:  
 
 (a) construction contracts for chanceries abroad and headquarters buildings 
made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;  and 
 
 (b) contracts made by the Internal Security Department, Criminal Investigation 
Department, Security Branch and Central Narcotics Bureau of the Ministry of Home 
Affairs as well as procurement that have security considerations made by the 
Ministry.  
 
2. The Agreement shall not apply to any procurement made by a covered entity on behalf of a 
non-covered entity.GPA/MOD/SGP/8  
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APPENDIX I  SINGAPORE  ANNEX 1  Page 1/3 
 
  ATTACHMENT B  
ANNEX 1  
 
Central Government Entities which Procure in Accordance  
with the Provisions of this Agreement  
 
 
Goods         Threshold : SDR 130,000  
 
Services  (specified in Annex 4)     Threshold : SDR 130,000  
 
Construction  (specified in Annex 5)     Threshold : SDR 5,000,000  
 
 
List of Entities:  
 
Auditor -General's Office  
Attorney -General's Chambers  
Cabinet Office  
Istana  
Judicature  
Ministry of Communications and Information  
Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth  
Ministry of E ducation  
Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment  
Ministry of Finance  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Ministry of Health  
Ministry of Home Affairs  
Ministry of Manpower  
Ministry of Law  
Ministry of National Development  
Ministry of Social and Family Development  
Ministry of Trade and Industry  
Ministry of Transport  
Parliament  
Presidential Councils  
Prime Minister's Office  
Public Service Commission  
Ministry of Defence  
 
 This Agreement will generally apply to purchases by the Singapore Ministry of Defence of the 
following FSC categories (others being excluded) subject to the Government of Singapore's 
determinations under the provision of Article XXIII, paragraph 1.GPA/MOD/SGP/8  
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APPENDIX I  SINGAPORE  ANNEX 1  Page 2/3 
 
  FSC Description  
 
22 Railway Equipment  
23 Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Cycles  
24 Tractors  
25 Vehicular Equipment Components  
26 Tires and Tubes  
29 Engine Accessories  
30 Mechanical Power Transmi ssion Equipment  
31 Bearings  
32 Woodworking Machinery and Equipment  
34 Metalworking Machinery  
35 Service and Trade Equipment  
36 Special Industry Machinery  
37 Agricultural Machinery and Equipment  
38 Construction, Mining, Excavating and Highway Maintenance Equipment  
39 Materials Handling Equipment  
40 Rope, Cable, Chain and Fittings  
41 Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Air Circulating Equipment  
42 Fire Fighting, Rescue and Safety Equipment  
43 Pumps and Compressors  
44 Furnace, Steam Plant and Dry ing Equipment  
45 Plumbing, Heating and Sanitation Equipment  
46 Water Purification and Sewage Treatment Equipment  
47 Pipe, Tubing, Hose and Fittings  
48 Valves  
51 Handtools  
52 Measuring Tools  
53 Hardware and Abrasives  
54 Prefabricated Structures and Scaffolding  
55 Lumber, Millwork, Plywood and Veneer  
56 Construction and Building Materials  
61 Electric Wire, and Power and Distribution Equipment  
62 Lighting, Fixtures and Lamps  
63 Alarm, Signal and Security Detection Systems  
65 Medical, Dental and Veterin ary Equipment and Supplies  
67 Photographic Equipment  
68 Chemicals and Chemical Products  
69 Training Aids and Devices  
70 General Purpose Automatic Data Processing Equipment, Software, Supplies and Support 
 Equipment  
71 Furniture  
72 Household and Commercial Furnishings and Appliances  
73 Food Preparation and Serving Equipment  
74 Office Machines, Text Processing Systems and Vis ible Record Equipment  
75 Office Supplies and Devices  
76 Books, Maps and other Publications  
77 Musical Instruments, Phonographs and Home -Type RadiosGPA/MOD/SGP/8  
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APPENDIX I  SINGAPORE  ANNEX 1  Page 3/3 
 
  78 Recreational and Athletic Equipment  
79 Cleaning Equipment and Supplies  
80 Brushes, Paints, Sealers and Adhesives  
81 Containers, Packaging and Packing Supplies  
83 Textiles, Leather, Furs, Apparel and Shoe Findings, Tents and Flags  
84 Clothing, Individual Equipment, and Insignia  
85 Toiletries  
87 Agricultural Supplies  
88 Live Animals  
89 Subsistence  
91 Fuels, Lubricants, Oils and Waxes  
93 Non-metallic Fabricated Materials  
94 Non-metallic Crude Materials  
95 Metal Bars, Sheets and Shapes  
96 Ores, Minerals, and their Primary Products  
99 Miscellaneous  
 
 
 
Notes to Annex 1:  
 
1. The Agreement shall not apply to any procurement in respect of:  
 
 (a) construction contracts for chanceries abroad and headquarters buildings 
made by the Ministry of Forei gn Affairs;  and 
 
 (b) contracts made by the Internal Security Department, Criminal Investigation 
Department, Security Branch and Central Narcotics Bureau of the Ministry of Home 
Affairs as well as procurement that have security considerations made by the 
Ministry.  
 
2. The Agreement shall not apply to any procurement made by a covered entity on behalf of 
a non-covered entity.  
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